So .... What's the Lore?

[Akujin]

http://na.square-enix.com/finalfanta..._end_of_an_era

This is also a nice synopsis of basically why it went the direction that it did.

[bobbygunz]

You can also read quest guides for the main scenario quest et al., on FFXIV-related sites like zam.

http://ffxiv.zam.com/en/questlist.ht...ne=0&order_by=

Obiously that would be a tedious option, and I know there's a better site that gives the actual journal entries as well, but can't remember it.

[Felis]

Do we know how all the races came to be united? Were there wars/conflicts between the races? Any idea where the Duskwights' main city/encampment were?

All what I know is that the Elezeen are the native inhabitants of Eorzea and all the other races are immigrants. The Miqo'te came during the era of ice to Eorzea. They crossed the frozen ocean until they were in Eorzea. But this was many thousand years ago.

[Draxis_Fallspear]

OK, looks like I didn't miss much as far as that goes. lol

I had read the main website and saw most of the information posted here, so I guess they haven't really elaborated in game yet.

[Anonymoose]

Do we know how all the races came to be united? Were there wars/conflicts between the races?

It's not so much a uniting of the races at the City States. Eorzea is based on ancient Greece, where-as the Garlean Empire (though structured as ancient Roman) is a proxy of the Persian Empire. Until the Garleans came at us, we bickered amongst ourselves as city-states, going to war-like states with one another occasionally, which only affected the races as deeply as what races were where at the time. For instance, Ul'dah was once Lalafell capital of the world... not so much anymore. This doesn't have much to do with the races, but when they showed up to those cities.

[Draxis_Fallspear]

FFXI SPOILERS (kinda)!

This whole thing has got me thinking, though. Given the amount of similarities between the races of Eorzea and Vana'diel; how annoyed would you be if they used the Zilart design for the Allags (if we ever see them). LOL!

[Abriael]

I just finished the first episode of my weekly column that will tell the Final Fantasy XIV storyline in quite some depth, and also show all the cutscenes. You can find it here

http://www.dualshockers.com/2012/11/...-1-beginnings/

[Ingolf]

I played this game since the launch time .. But

I never watched any Lore CS or read anything about the story-line..
I played it to Play .. So
Is there any place i can read the main story ... cause i feel like I miss a very important thing..

These aren't mutually exclusive you know. I played it to play, and read the storyline.

[Abriael]

These aren't mutually exclusive you know. I played it to play, and read the storyline.

lol, true that.

[Teakwood]

FFXI SPOILERS (kinda)!

This whole thing has got me thinking, though. Given the amount of similarities between the races of Eorzea and Vana'diel; how annoyed would you be if they used the Zilart design for the Allags (if we ever see them). LOL!

I'm kind of hoping that they reference the "white, mossed-over cermet ruins" look at -some- point, myself. Hopefully not as -prevalent-, but I always thought that look and the Alzadaal interiors were incredibly fun to tromp around in.